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"The inclosed was brought here this day by two Bailiffs ...."

A third bailiff's notice "stuck up another on the outside of the great Hall Door...."

Further discussion of debts

"I would struggle with every difficulty to keep things together & God knows I have difficulties enough to struggle with besides bad health ...."

Catherine Byron's business correspondence with John Hanson, with regard to the Sanders portrait of Byron.

"Mr Bolton informs me that if Mr Hanson had accepted the bills he would have saved a poor Man, his Wife, and eight children, from ruin, ..."

"I did not intend to say any thing as I had nothing to say but when inclosing this letter, Hutton the Bailiff and two of his men arrived from Nottingham, how is this?"

"In case Mr Hanson is from home I have only to inform you that Mr Hutton and three of his men are now in the House, and the goods will be sold off immediately, unless I can produce a delay ...."

"What you wd be most interested to hear wd be the progress of your Miss-Sell-Any ..." and other literary news.

"I am very happy to hear that you have been so well amused in Greece; and your plans for the future are so promising that I have no doubt your amusement will be progressive."